I’m currently reading a non-fiction book entitled WILL STORR VS. THE SUPERNATURAL and subtitled, One Man’s Search for the Truth about Ghosts.
This is a remarkably intriguing book. While I’m admittedly an aficionado of all things ghostly and have hunted specters myself, the appeal of the book isn’t so much about these otherworldly creatures. The reason the book is hard to put down is because of Will Storr’s search. A journalist by trade, he admits to being a “proud hard rationalist,” which I take to mean at the least an agnostic. When he’s thrown into the realm of the supernatural, it’s his search for meaning that grabs me by the arm and tugs me along on his investigations.
Perhaps his spiritual journey is a substitute for my own. I can’t help but root for Will to find meaning and substance as he meets various ghost hunters, psychologists, and philosophers. Maybe my anxious wish for him to find proof of something beyond humanity’s five senses is in fact evidence of my own desire for the same.
I highly recommend this book, whether you are interested in ghosts or are on a spiritual journey of your own.
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